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SUMMARY:The Architecture Firm Maturity Index: A Roadmap to Sustainable Growth
DESCRIPTION:Scroll down to view the video.\nIs your architecture firm operating at peak efficiency\, or are you constantly putting out fires? Many firms struggle with inconsistent business development\, project bottlenecks\, financial uncertainty\, and disorganized operations—often without realizing the root cause is a lack of business maturity. \nIn this 60-minute webinar\, Founder of The Well-Designed Firm Steve Burns\, FAIA\, will walk you through a structured Maturity Index to help you assess your firm’s strengths and weaknesses across six critical areas: Winning Work\, Project Management\, Client Experience\, Finances\, Billing\, and Operations. You’ll gain a clear understanding of where your firm stands today and\, more importantly\, the specific steps you can take to level up your business processes\, improve efficiency\, and drive sustainable profitability. \nWe’ll explore practical\, real-world strategies for moving from reactive to proactive firm management\, ensuring you’re not just delivering great designs\, but also running a thriving\, resilient business. Whether you’re a principal\, partner\, or senior leader in an architecture firm\, this session will equip you with the actionable insights needed to build a more predictable\, scalable\, and profitable practice. \nFREE registration for this webinar\, brought to you by BQE Software\, will close at 12:00 pm PT on Thursday\, May 1\, 2025. \nPRESENTER:\nSteve Burns\, FAIA | Founder | The Well-Designed Firm
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/the-architecture-firm-maturity-index-a-roadmap-to-sustainable-growth/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Partner Event,Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rebekah Aceves":MAILTO:raceves@aiacalifornia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250618T140000
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SUMMARY:Shaping Talent: Internship & Job Shadow Insights for Firms
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis panel discussion brings together architects from a range of firms to share insights\, strategies\, and proven practices for creating meaningful internship and job shadow experiences. Participants will explore the core components of successful programs\, discover engagement techniques that foster hands-on learning\, and learn how to support the professional growth of early career talent through inclusive and confidence-building environments. Panelists will also discuss the return on investment these programs offer—from enhancing firm culture to strengthening recruitment pipelines—and share practical\, scalable approaches any firm can adopt to get started or improve their efforts. \n  \nPANEL \n\nWendy Rodgers\, AIA | Chief Executive Officer at LPA\, Inc.\nBill Leddy\, FAIA | Principal at Leddy Maytum Stacy\nLee Salin\, AIA | Managing Principal at ABA
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/shaping-talent-internship-job-shadow-insights-for-firms/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kimberly Anderson":MAILTO:kanderson@aiacalifornia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T120000
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SUMMARY:Running a Practice | Building Inclusive Foundations: Transforming Architecture Firms Through EDI Integration - Video
DESCRIPTION:SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW THE VIDEO.\nThis session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only). \nRegistration for this webinar will close at 10am PT on Wednesday\, July 16\, 2025. Registrants will receive their Zoom link no later than 10:30am PT the day of.  \nArchitectural practices vary widely in size\, approach\, and perspective\, but what unites successful firms are the core values and principles that guide their decision-making and design processes. These foundational elements shape not only the projects a firm undertakes but also its workplace culture\, client relationships\, and ultimate impact on the built environment. \nIn our new “Running a Practice” series\, AIA California explores how architectural firms are integrating three essential principles into their practice: \n\nEquity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (EDI)\nClimate Action\nSupport for Emerging Professionals\n\nJoin us for the inaugural session of this series as we spotlight three distinctive architectural practices that have successfully embedded EDI principles as core components of their business model. This session will offer actionable approaches to integrating EDI values into your firm’s DNA in ways that are authentic\, sustainable\, and transformative. \nSpeakers:\nMandy Freeland\, AIA | President and Principal Architect\, Mandy Freeland Architect\, Inc. \nQuinlin Messenger | Founder and Director\, JUST Design \nDebra Gerod\, FAIA | Partner\, Gruen Associates \nModerator:\nDan Perez\, AIA | Principal\, Studio Perez
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/running-a-practice-building-inclusive-foundations-transforming-architecture-firms-through-edi-integration/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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SUMMARY:American Institute of Architects Los Angeles - Immigration Summit
DESCRIPTION:Immigration directly shapes the future of Los Angeles and our industry. Immigrants make up one-third of Angelenos\, drive innovation\, own nearly 11% of California’s small businesses\, and sustain entire sectors like construction—which would see a 16% GDP contraction without them. In architecture and design\, their perspectives fuel creativity and ensure projects reflect cultural realities. \nThe summit will feature two essential panels: \n·       The Value of International Students in Higher Education – highlighting their role in innovation and global competitiveness. \n·       Immigration\, Skilled Labor\, and Creative Outcomes in AEC – showing how diverse perspectives strengthen resilience and enrich creative outcomes. \nThis isn’t a political conversation—it’s an economic\, creative\, and civic one. We believe it’s vital for our community to come together around it.
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/american-institute-of-architects-los-angeles-immigration-summit/
LOCATION:Center for Communities\, 4450 West Adams\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice
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SUMMARY:Contractual Duty to Defend: Are You Managing Your Risk?
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this webinar will close at 10am PT on Wednesday\, October 29\, 2025. Registrants will receive their Zoom link no later than 10:30am PT the day of.  \nThis 60-minute program will provide a primer on contractual defense and indemnity and explains how the contractual liability exclusion in a professional liability policy can create an uninsured exposure for design firms. In this program we will examine a variety of contractual indemnity clauses since the 2018 amendments to Civil Code section 2782.8\, placing an emphasis on the competing theories governing the duty to defend in design professional contracts. The final portion of this program will focus on AIA California’s new “Duty to Defend” memo\, providing members an outline to support negotiation and risk management efforts in avoiding or mitigating the impacts of an uninsurable defense obligation. \nThis session qualifies for 1 LU (live webinar attendees only). \nSpeakers:\nLaura Knauss\, AIA | President\, Lionakis \nBrett Stewart\, Esq. | Manager\, Loss Prevention and Education\, Design Professional\, AXA XL\, a division of AXA \nDavid Barker\, Esq. | Attorney at Law\, Collins + Collins LLP
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/contractual-duty-to-defend-are-you-managing-your-risk/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T140000
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SUMMARY:Architectural Record Webinar: Rewards and Challenges of Design-Assist
DESCRIPTION:Lessons for Students in Collaborative Project Delivery\n03.25.2026 | 2:00 PM EDT | 1 AIA LU/HSW; 0.1 ICC CEU \nThis webinar is part of Architectural Record’s ongoing series designed for students and emerging professionals\, offering insights from industry leaders to inspire the next generation of architects. \nBringing architects\, engineers\, and contractors to the table during a project’s design phase can offer rewards in building efficiency\, constructability\, and design refinement. However\, managing collaboration between an expanded design team can create its own set of challenges. \nOn March 25\, join RECORD and three panelists—from architecture firm Ennead\, environmental consultant Atelier Ten\, and structural and facade engineering studio Büro Ehring—who frequently incorporate design-assist methods into their work. Speakers will highlight their respective methodologies and recent case studies\, including Princeton University’s Briger Hall\, Commons\, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery\, among others. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDiscuss the potential building performance benefits of a design-assist approach.\nOutline the impact of design-assist on constructability.\nIdentify the challenges presented by design-assist delivery.\nExplore multidisciplinary collaboration as a means of improving design.\n\nRegister Now \nSpeakers:\nHolger Schulze Ehring – Principal\, Büro Ehring \nMatt Dionne – Principal\, Ennead Architects \nShanta Tucker – Director\, Atelier Ten
URL:https://events.aiacalifornia.org/event/architectural-record-webinar-rewards-and-challenges-of-design-assist/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Emerging,Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Vasquez":MAILTO:svasquez@aiacalifornia.org
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